This is my favourite post.... ever! We finished our hugest Gibbons family production, and spent many many days filming, editing, singing, recording, did I mention filming?
Bella is singing, Becca wrote the verses and choruses, and the kids rocked at doing more takes than any kid should have to!! I hope you enjoy the premiere of this original music video!
Today Shylo and Andrew Harback (both former students) recorded a tune for fun! We still have another day of work left on it, but we'll post it soon. Great to hang out with some of my favourite students!!
(Photo collage by Shylo)
I've had the great pleasure of filming John Palen over the past few months, and he shared stories of his time as a Rear Gunner in the RAF during WWII.
John and his crew flew 58 operations in two complete services near the latter part of WWII. His job was one of the most dangerous positions in a bomber. The rear gunner of a Lancaster bomber had an 8% chance of coming home in one piece!
I'm so thankful for these men and women who risked/ gave their life so many years ago so that we could live the lives we do now. If you know of any veterans that need their story filmed, please contact me.
For days 13 and 14 I worked on the music, and the final edit of the video.
One more shoot for the amazing veteran John Palen today, and it just so happens to be the anniversary of D-Day. John and I had a really nice time capturing some more footage for the short film that I am working on. John was also featured on the front page of the Langley Advance today!! Check it out here!
That's all I can say... it's top secret... going to change the world, check back soon for the finished product!!!
May has been a busy month, but June will bring more stuf! Today I edited the photos from Mandi's shoot and went for a heavily stylized look. They're definitely some of my favourite photos!
Today my cousin Mandi posed for a fun shoot at the lake, the lighting was incredible! Edits to come...
Today I did the final edit on a video I shot a year ago!! This was sitting on the "shelf" and needed to be tweaked and dusted off. The band is called The Duke of Norfolk, and they are incredible. Shot on the Canon 5D MKII and MKIII cameras. Assisted by my dad!
Today I went to North Langley Community Church to be one of 7 amazing photographers helping out with this gigantic day designed to help local single parents. There were over 200 volunteers doing everything from washing cars, cutting kids hair, changing oil, and taking photos. We set up our own stations and took portraits for over 100 families. It was an amazing day!
Today I went to Vancouver with local actor/ voice over extraordinaire Michael Daingerfield to shoot some street interviews about rare disorders. We are currently working on a plot for a TV show and will be able to post our work hopefully in the next month or so!
Today I finished up the edit on the short film, and made a soundtrack out of a small recording I did with Isadore yesterday. Please share this with others!
I spent the day shooting Isadore Charters, an incredible artist, at his reservation. It was an incredible experience to watch him carve his Reconciliation Healing Pole.
He speaks a little about the suffering he and other First Nations children went through at the Residential Schools that were set up for over 100 years to try to "Canadianize" the First Nations people. His story is so important to learn about, and I'm so thankful I got to spend a day with him.
There is currently a team working on a documentary on Isadore, and once it is finished I will be sure to post information on it.
Contact me to get ahold of Isadore, he is currently taking his Healing Pole to schools and churches to speak about who he is and what he has been through.
